2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Atlantic Coast Conference champions Chapel Hill Regional champions Chapel Hill Super Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Atlantic Coast
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 5
Record	48–18 (19–10 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Fox (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Jackson (1st season) Matt McCay (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Scott Forbes (4th season)
Home stadium	Boshamer Stadium
Seasons ←  2008 2010 →

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Florida State  x‍‍‍y	19	–	9		.679			45	–	18		.714
No. 15 Clemson  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			44	–	22		.667
Boston College  ‍‍‍y	13	–	15		.464			34	–	26		.567
Maryland  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			27	–	27		.500
NC State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			25	–	31		.446
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			22	–	30		.423
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y	19	–	10		.655			48	–	18		.727
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	17	–	10		.630			38	–	19		.667
No. 20 Miami  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			38	–	22		.633
No. 6 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	11		.593			49	–	15		.766
Duke  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			35	–	24		.593
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			32	–	21		.604
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Fox in his 11th year as head coach at North Carolina.

The Tar Heels won the Chapel Hill Regional and the Chapel Hill Regional Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Levi Michael S/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb(77 kg) Fr Welcome, North Carolina 2 OF Landon Adams S/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 150 lb(68 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina 3 OF Ben Bunting L/L 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 157 lb(71 kg) So Randleman, North Carolina 4 INF Garrett Gore R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 177 lb(80 kg) Sr Wilmington, North Carolina 5 C Jacob Stallings R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Fr Brentwood, Tennessee 6 RHP Alex White R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 193 lb(88 kg) Jr Greenville, North Carolina 7 RHP Ryan Leach R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb(77 kg) So Kings Mountain, North Carolina 8 C Mark Fluery L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 202 lb(92 kg) So Roswell, Georgia 10 INF Kyle Seager L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 194 lb(88 kg) Jr Kannapolis, North Carolina 11 OF Mike Cavasinni L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 160 lb(73 kg) RS Jr Huntersville, North Carolina 12 LHP Logan Munson L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb(93 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina 13 INF Dustin Ackley L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Jr Walnut Cove, North Carolina 14 RHP Greg Holt R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb(93 kg) So Clemmons, North Carolina 16 OF Seth Baldwin L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 196 lb(89 kg) Fr Forest City, North Carolina 17 RHP Patrick Johnson R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb(77 kg) So Conover, North Carolina 19 C Jeff May R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb(93 kg) Fr Stem, North Carolina 20 RHP Garrett Davis L/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 195 lb(88 kg) RS Fr Fremont, North Carolina 23 INF Matt Harrison R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Fr Henderson, Nevada 24 INF Ryan Graepel R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 169 lb(77 kg) Jr Greenville, North Carolina 25 RHP Colin Bates R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 179 lb(81 kg) RS So Naperville, Illinois 28 RHP Adam Warren R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Sr New Bern, North Carolina 29 RHP Nate Striz R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 240 lb(109 kg) So Lakeland, Florida 31 RHP Jimmy Messer R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Fr Hudson, North Carolina 32 RHP Bryant Gaines R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 261 lb(118 kg) RS So Weddington, North Carolina 36 INF Brett Thomas L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb(98 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina 38 C Mike McKee R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 174 lb(79 kg) Sr Arden, North Carolina 39 INF Tarron Robinson L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 206 lb(93 kg) RS Fr Chapel Hill, North Carolina 43 RHP Matt Harvey R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb(95 kg) So Mystic, Connecticut 46 LHP Brian Moran L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 188 lb(85 kg) Jr Rye, New York	Head coach 30 Mike Fox Assistant coach(es) 15 Scott Jackson Hitting coach(es) 18 Matt McCay Pitching coach(es) 21 Scott Forbes Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2022

Schedule

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 1 February 20 VMI Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 13–3 1–0 – 2 February 21 VMI Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–0 2–0 – 3 February 22 VMI Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11–3 3–0 – 4 February 24 Costal Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–7 3–1 – 5 February 25 Liberty Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–5 4–1 – 6 February 27 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–1 5–1 – 7 February 27 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–3 6–1 – 8 February 28 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–3 7–1 –
March (14–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 9 March 4 Gardner–Webb Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–3 8–1 – 10 March 6 Clemson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–5 8–2 0–1 11 March 7 Clemson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–2 9–2 1–1 12 March 8 Clemson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–8 10–2 2–1 13 March 10 Appalachian State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–8 11–2 2–1 14 March 11 Appalachian State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 12–3 12–2 2–1 15 March 13 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, Virginia 7–3 13–2 3–1 16 March 15 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, Virginia 13–5 14–2 4–1 17 March 17 Princeton Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 17–0 15–2 4–1 18 March 18 Princeton Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–1 16–2 4–1 19 March 20 Duke Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–5 17–2 5–1 20 March 21 Duke Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–5 17–3 5–2 21 March 22 Duke Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–10 17–4 5–3 22 March 24 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, North Carolina 8–1 18–4 5–3 23 March 25 Charlotte Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1–2 18–5 5–3 24 March 27 Virginia Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–3 19–5 6–3 25 March 28 Virginia Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2–5 19–6 6–4 26 March 29 Virginia Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–5 20–6 7–4 27 March 31 Davidson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–4 21–6 7–4
April (14–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 28 April 1 Old Dominion Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–6 22–6 7–4 29 April 3 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 4–2 23–6 8–4 30 April 4 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 6–10 23–7 8–5 31 April 5 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 13–10 24–7 9–5 32 April 7 East Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–1 25–7 9–5 33 April 8 Richmond Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 12–8 26–7 9–5 34 April 10 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 2–3 26–8 9–6 35 April 11 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 12–7 27–8 10–6 36 April 12 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 8–9 27–9 10–7 37 April 14 High Point Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–11 27–10 10–7 38 April 15 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 20–4 28–10 10–7 39 April 17 Miami (FL) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–0 29–10 11–7 40 April 18 Miami (FL) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–4 30–10 12–7 41 April 19 Miami (FL) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–1 31–10 13–7 42 April 21 UNC Wilmington Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–5 32–10 13–7 43 April 22 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 0–4 32–11 13–7 44 April 24 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–4 33–11 14–7 45 April 25 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–3 34–11 15–7 46 April 26 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–2 35–11 16–7
May (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 47 May 5 Elon Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 15–6 36–11 16–7 48 May 7 Longwood Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–4 37–11 16–7 49 May 8 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 0–3 37–12 16–8 50 May 9 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 5–2 38–12 17–8 51 May 10 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 4–9 38–13 17–9 52 May 12 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina 4–1 39–13 17–9 53 May 14 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1–3 39–14 17–10 54 May 15 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 16–10 40–14 18–10 55 May 16 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 8–1 41–14 19–10
Postseason
ACC Tournament (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 56 vs May 20 vs Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 8–3 42–14 19–10 57 vs May 22 vs Virginia Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 1–11 42–15 19–10 58 vs May 23 vs Florida State Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 3–4 42–16 19–10
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 59 vs May 29 Dartmouth Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–2 43–16 19–10 60 vs May 30 Coastal Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–5 44–16 19–10 61 vs May 31 Kansas Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7–3 45–16 19–10
NCAA Cary Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 62 vs June 6 East Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–1 46–16 19–10 63 vs June 7 East Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–3 47–16 19–10
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record 64 June 14 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–5 47–17 19–10 65 June 16 vs Southern Miss Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 11–4 48–17 19–10 66 June 18 vs LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–12 48–18 19–10

Awards and honors

Dustin Ackley

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• First Team All-American Baseball America
• First Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
• First Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• First Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association
• National Player of the Year Rivals.com
• First Team All-ACC
• Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year
• College World Series All-Tournament Team ^[2]

Levi Michael

• Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
• Second Team Freshman All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Brian Moran

• Third Team All-American Baseball America
• Second Team All-ACC

Kyle Seager

• First Team All-ACC
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Adam Warren

• Second Team All-ACC

Alex White

• First Team All-ACC
• Second Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association ^[3]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
2. "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
3. "2016 North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). www.unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.